# Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021, Paragraph 8


In section 46 (restrictions on authorisations extending to Scotland)—
(a) in subsection (2)(d), after “conduct of” insert “ or in relation to ”;
(b) after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) No person may grant or renew a section 29B(5)(b) authorisation if it appears to the person that all or some of the conduct authorised by the section 29B(5)(b) authorisation is likely to take place in Scotland.
(6) But subsection (5) does not apply if the grant or renewal of the section 29B(5)(b) authorisation is for a purpose relating to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998).
(7) For the purposes of subsections (5) and (6), “a section 29B(5)(b) authorisation” means an authorisation under section 29B in so far as it is granted or, as the case may be, renewed on the grounds that it is necessary on grounds falling within section 29B(5)(b).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/4/schedule/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/covert-human-intelligence-sources-criminal-conduct-act-2021/schedule/paragraph-8
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